Coordination for Your Daily Life The Feldenkrais Method examines how clarifying your coordination can improve your ease of movement. Because efficient coordination supports almost everything we do, Awareness Through Movement® presents a unique opportunity for relevance in your daily life. Whether you are reaching for a high shelf, navigating a flight of stairs, or sitting down to play a musical instrument, the quality of your coordination, balance, and strength become the invisible...
8 days ago • 2 min read
In this newsletter: Reflections from students Library Membership + Ongoing Classes 1:1 options A new 8 week in person series starts Thursday, March 19th. “Your expertise is tremendous, and that, combined with your kindness, thoughtfulness, and gentle humor, makes for classes that I really look forward to participating in each week.” Reclaiming Strength and Ease: A Look at Our Current Series Our spring series are currently in full swing, and it has been a joy to witness the shifts occurring in...
14 days ago • 3 min read
There is a story often told about the anthropologist Margaret Mead. When a student asked her what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture, they expected her to say a clay pot, a fishhook, or a grinding stone. Instead, she reportedly held up a healed femur bone. In the animal kingdom, a broken leg is a death sentence. You cannot run from danger, you cannot get to the river for a drink, and you cannot hunt for food. You are meat for prowling predators. A femur bone that...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hi everyone, When stress levels are high, it’s hard to do our best work—or even just feel like ourselves. Know that your reaction is a physiological one, please be gentle with yourself. Your brain often treats proximity as a personal threat, unable to separate 'near me' from 'to me'. Over time, this chronic activation isn't just tiring—it physically alters how we function, shallowing our breath and impairing our judgment exactly when we need clarity most. I’ve put together some everyday ways...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Real Life Functional Transitions I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about how we stay upright when the ground feels like it's shifting and the world feels increasingly destabilizing. In movement, we know that most injuries and 'clunky' feelings happen in the 'space between'—those transitional moments where we lose our center. If it feels like your whole life is happening in that unsettled space, and you are in need of some free nervous system resources, this is a good place to start....
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Try a quick moment of noticing with me. Right now, as you read this, notice the position of your head. Is it tilted forward? Are your eyes locked on the screen, pulling your chin toward your chest? The "60-lb" Fact: The average human head weighs about 10–12 lbs. But when we tilt our heads forward at a 60-degree angle to look at a phone, the effective weight on our neck muscles surges to nearly 60 lbs. That’s like carrying a large dog around your neck all day. Our phone habits are physical...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Capacity, Community, and the Weeks Ahead Dear community near and far, I am writing to you today with a heavy heart. My bandwidth for creativity and focus has been very limited over the last few weeks as I am living within a landscape of ongoing conflict in Minneapolis. Living in a constant field of violence and unrest is a weight that is difficult to describe. Many of you have reached out to ask how I am doing and how you can help. First, please know that showing up for class and prioritizing...
2 months ago • 2 min read
If you have been considering joining an in person class this year, there are a few spaces available for the 8 week series that begins this Thursday, January 8th. "I really don’t know what I would do without our yoga and Feldenkrais community that you have nurtured. Without this regular practice and participation, it is easy for me to be pulled in too many directions, becoming anxious and worried, distraught and distracted." - H Start the new year in movement with community! IN PERSON YOGA +...
2 months ago • 1 min read
The Gift of Presence The holidays are often a whirlwind of lists and logistics, but they also offer a rare permission to slow down. I personally love the excuse to lean into my creativity this time of year, retreating to the kitchen with an ambitious list of holiday cookies I aspire to bake and share as gifts. There is a special joy in offering something handmade that supports nourishment and comfort—whether that’s a batch of wholesome treats or the gift of a more easeful body. But as much as...
3 months ago • 2 min read